Supreme Court of India

Harnam Das v. State of Uttar Pradesh

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Bench P.B. Gajendragadkar J.
Decided 27 April 1961

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High Court, Powers of-Forfeiture of seditious publications­ Order passed by Government-Application to High Court to set aside order-Grounds of opinion not stated in order- Order, if liable to be set aside-Code of Criminal Procedure, r898 (Act V of r898), SS. 99A, 99B, 99C, 99D. The respondent passed an order under s. 99A of the Code of Criminal Procedure forfeiting two books written by the appel­ lant as in its opinion they contained matter the publication of which was punishable under s. l53A and 295A of the Indian Penal Code.

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